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Ryanair has announced a plan to restore 40% of its flight schedule from July 1 - but it won't be business as usual for travellers.

The plan, subject to government restrictions on flights within the EU being lifted, will see a number of new public health measures brought in to reduce the risk of transmission.

Crew and passengers will be required to wear face masks or face coverings when travelling and pass temperature checks.

Queuing for toilets will be banned, but "toilet access will be made available to individual passengers upon request", according to the airline.

The airline will continue to sell refreshments on board, but this will be limited to pre-packaged items.

All sales will also be cashless.

Ryanair said all surfaces in its cabins will be disinfected every night with chemicals which are effective for more than 24 hours.

The carrier will also require all passengers flying in July and August to complete a form when they check in, stating how long their visit will be and where they are staying.

This information will be provided to EU governments to "help them to monitor any isolation regulations they require of visitors on intra-EU flights".

Ryanair chief executive Eddie Wilson said: "It is important for our customers and our people that we return to some normal schedules from 1 July onwards.

"Governments around Europe have implemented a four-month lockdown to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

"After four months, it is time to get Europe flying again so we can reunite friends and families, allow people to return to work and restart Europe's tourism industry, which provides so many millions of jobs."

The airline hopes to operate 1,000 flights per day with 90% of its pre-Covid-19 route network being restored.